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Max Brand

Max Brand

Writer · Died May 12, 1944, aged 50 · Seattle - Washington - USA

Born
May 29, 1893
Died
May 12, 1944 (aged 50)
From
Seattle - Washington - USA
Works as
Writer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 50 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 25% in 30 days

What are Max Brand's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
41%
Bonds
20%
Self
16%
Survival
16%
Society
4%
Power
3%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 4 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 8 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Hopeful
6
Warm
4
Triumphant
4
Contemplative
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Max Brand's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Max Brand's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

50 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Shoot First and Pray You Live (Because Luck Has Nothing to Do with It)(2008)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Young Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 24 episodes · Characters · Creator

  • Destry reitet wieder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Novel

  • The Solid Gold Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Writer

  • Destry(1954)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • My Outlaw Brother(1951)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Branded(1950)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Singing Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Novel

  • Dark Delusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Characters

  • Rainbow Over Texas(1946)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Between Two Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Characters

  • Uncertain Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Screenplay

  • The Desperadoes(1943)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Calling Dr. Gillespie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Characters

  • Powder Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Novel

  • Dr. Kildare's Victory(1942)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The People Vs. Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Story

  • Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day(1941)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Dr. Kildare's Crisis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Screenstory

  • Dr. Kildare Goes Home(1940)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Story

  • Destry Rides Again(1939)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Secret of Dr. Kildare(1939)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Calling Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Story

  • Young Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Story

  • Internes Can't Take Money(1937)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Destry Rides Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Novel

  • A Holy Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Novel

  • Fair Warning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Novel

  • The Cavalier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Story

  • The Flying Horseman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Story

  • The Best Bad Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Story

  • Champion of Lost Causes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Writer

  • Against All Odds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Novel

  • The Vagabond Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Novel

  • Mile-a-Minute Romeo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Story

  • The Gunfighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Story

  • Three Who Paid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    Story

  • Just Tony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Novel

  • The Fighting Streak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Novel

  • Iron to Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    Story

  • Trailin' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Novel

  • The Night Horsemen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Novel

  • Shame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Story

  • Tiger True (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Story

  • A Thousand to One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Story

  • The Untamed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    Novel

  • Kiss or Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Novel

  • Lawless Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Story

  • The Adopted Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 49 titles from 1917 to 2008.

Highest rated

Destry Rides Again (1939)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Destry (1954)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing49 of 49: 48 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thOther crew1 of 49: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1910s3 · crew1920s18 · crew1930s8 · crew1940s12 · crew1950s4 · crew1960s2 · crew1970s1 · crew2000s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Max Brand's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · writer

Shoot First and Pray You Live (Because Luck Has Nothing to Do with It) (2008)

88th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Destry Rides Again (1939)

Midcredits 94th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 57/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Max Brand work with?

People who share at least 2 of Max Brand's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Harry Ruskin shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors